06 Ford GT : Project Silver Bullet

[JZ]

Omg I love the ford gt, one of my all time face cars. I just can't justify the costs with my family .

[NismoS-tune]

stock GT is about 170 - 210k

Funny but true. You better fly to red deer and buy the one at ford there. 26,000km or something, dealership owned, asking $130k, boi

You can build a gt40 kit car for under $70k, painted and running.

[Acidz]

Small update…

Header Mug Shot! I’ll get into more detail later once both sides are finished and ready to go.

[r33_gtst]

Looks deadly with the back fenders/body taken off

[Acidz]

Moving along….

One header has almost reached full completion. The collector needs a nice buff like the runners and the springs have to be welded to the collector and runner. They will be running 2 springs on each header for removal purposes. The second header has been all tacked together and ready to be fully welded which is something of an update I plan to have for you guys next.

I noticed in a post above I didn’t mention that each header starts with a 1 7/8 tube and then its stepped down to a 1 ¾ tube about 1inch away from the head flange. This was done due to the size of the port. The header has been fully backpurged and port work has been done after completion of welding all the runners to the head flange. I will get more pictures in the days to come of the port work.

They also got around to getting somewhat an idea of turbo placement, which should look reasonably well placed under the clam shell. This placement I feel is ideal for mounting support and also I prefer to see the turbos then to keep them hidden...

Anyways I’ll be back soon with more updates…..stay posted!

[Acidz]

Delays and progress.

So…I know we have been lacking a long needed update, but things have been a bit crazy with my current business Performance Auto Carrier and also with the gents over at Centerline Motorsports. They have been in a hectic state as they have pushed to complete a whole shop move in less than four days. I think it’s a bit crazy that they set a deadline like that for such a big move, but let’s face it they did it… as you can see in the pictures below not only did they move everything into the new shop they also built a new mezzanine. It makes you think sometimes how much you can really get done if you have the dedication to make things happen.







Next on the block was trying to get placement of the turbo’s in the rear end of the car. After playing with the idea and contemplating about turbo placement, I decided that I wanted to place the turbo’s lower in the car and in Hines sight keeping the center of gravity in an ideal location. The picture below has brackets (rods + Plates) holding the placement of the turbo and that’s the testing stage before they moved to the next mounting bracket (All Plate) which they were satisfied with and now have it being transformed into a 3D rendering that will be made out of billet aluminum which I will be posting a picture as soon as they release it to me.









The header is about 99.9% as all its missing is the tabs and springs going from the collector to the runners.



As we continue along this update you might be thinking to yourself well this car needs a clutch and maybe some wheels well…..you’re in luck. I don’t have any fancy pictures like Centerline or anything as these are 100% cell phone pictures, but I will try and get some better pictures of the wheels once they are on the car. Below is a nice set of I Forged wheels and AP Racing clutch.





Since placement of the turbo’s seem to be 100% where I want them now they have moved forward into creating the air inlet section to be routed into the stock air box which to most may look like a challenging task, but for these guys they just truly create some magic. Here you can see the start of an idea and the final part on the bench, I will try and get a picture of this intake pipe mounted on the turbo to give everyone a better understand on how trick I think this looks.





The Complete package starting to take some shape….Seeing the up pipe off the header just gets me excited!





As we come to the end of this update I hope that I can bring everyone some more updates quicker as I’m sure everyone is just as excited as I am to see the final product and hear the GT roar to life.

[Acidz]

I managed to get the images of the 3D rendered bracket quicker than expected and as promised here it is. I can’t wait to have this cut out and put onto my car.

[Acidz]

Placement

As the days go by I get excited to get into the driver seat of my car once again, but also I get sad as fall is upon us now…. I know these things take time and the biggest factor that’s holding this back right now is getting the billet aluminum parts made. The drawings are complete and just waiting to hear on a price for machining time.

Also some of you may notice that the transmission mount is bent, these guys will also be fixing that issue. I had to use it as a temporary replacement.

The wastegates both setup and ready to get mounted onto the up pipes. The exhaust has been placed together and tack welded into place for fitment and style. The exhaust tips are the only part missing. I honestly think this exhaust setup just looks fantastic and it’s exactly what I asked for. These guys do fantastic work! On the turbos you can see the air intake pipes taking shape on both sides; these will be routed back into the stock air box.

I also drove out my lambo to these guys and started playing around with the idea of getting a twin turbo setup done. I think we shall move onto the lambo once the GT is finished...

[Rblove26]

awesome car, i think this could also fit in the "mother of god" thread lol

[Acidz]

Update!

They pulled the transmission cross member out of the car to remove the mount, Along with all this they also got the exhaust tips tacked on to get an idea of how everything will look. They also fabricated the dump tubes and got once side completed and I must say this looks stunning if I say so myself. The way the tubes just interlace together is just indescribable.

I hope the billet parts come in this week so the rest of the puzzle is here and ready for the final stages of this build. Once everything is complete and put together I can then send everything out for polishing and ceramic coating.

[bobbo]

That is gonna make such an amazing noise!

[Acidz]

The Exit

[bobbo]

I also drove out my lambo to these guys and started playing around with the idea of getting a twin turbo setup done. I think we shall move onto the lambo once the GT is finished...

You have a GT and a Lambo that you're turbo charging? So are you on here just to torture us poor folk?

[Acidz]

hahah! he loves his toys, but he also has a few other toys.

[MarusGTR]

You have a GT and a Lambo that you're turbo charging? So are you on here just to torture us poor folk?

just to torture us poor folk?

us poor folk?

poor